Perth's southern suburbs have recorded the highest number of houses listed for sale in the metropolitan region with prices generally 5 per cent lower, latest figures show.
Nickel miner Panoramic Resources is on the hunt for "company transforming" acquisition opportunities after it bought out the remaining interest in the Lanfranchi project it did not own.
The state government expects to save $280 million over four years from reforms to the capital works program including enhancing the use of public-private partnerships and moving thousands of public sector workers out of the city's government buildings.
Cash-poor uranium explorer Uranio has planned a scrip-based merger with a private company headed by uranium industry stalwart Alan Eggers, and has tipped further corporate deals.
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GRD Minproc, a subsidiary of GRD, has secured definitive feasibility study work for Canadian mining company Greystar Resources' gold and silver project in Colombia.
Shares in Nedlands-based explorer ABM Resources have jumped after the finalisation of a deal with the Nick Archibald-led Ochre Holdings, which potentially could take control of the company.
Sinosteel Midwest Corp may be forced to revise its iron ore project in the Mid West after Western Australia's environmental authority recommended that mining not proceed at one of three proposed sites.
Woodside Petroleum says there is potential to build another five liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing trains on the Burrup Peninsula, doubling the size of what is already Australia's most valuable resources precinct.
Chevron has invited domestic gas users to reserve supply from the massive Gorgon liquefied natural gas project as a final investment decision on the $50 billion operation is expected in the "coming months".
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Woodside Petroleum and Chevron have been recognised as leaders of safety and environmental practices at the 2009 Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association conference in Darwin.
West Perth-based explorer Forte Energy, formerly Murchison United, plans to raise $10 million through institutional investors to advance its uranium projects in West Africa.
Explorer West Australian Metals plans to raise up to $9.9 million in a bid to secure cornerstone investors for its Marenica uranium project in Namibia.
Straits Resources has entered a $5 million all-scrip option deal to offload its Whim Creek processing plant in the Pilbara to Sydney-based Finders Resources.
Western Australia has bucked the national trend in new home sales with deals down 4 per cent in April while the national figure rose to a 14-month high, new data from a home building industry group shows.
University of Western Australia vice chancellor Professor Alan Robson and Azure Capital founding managing director Mark Barnaba were among the winners announced at the WA Citizen of the Year Awards over the weekend.
BP has entered a deal to sell gas from an offshore Western Australian gas field to Shell and then buy it back as liquefied natural gas after it has been processed through the Gorgon LNG project.
The trading halt in shares of BC Iron has been turned into a suspension, as the mining junior continues to negotiate the details of access to Fortescue Metals Group's rail and port facilities in the Pilbara.
Port Bouvard is the latest property developer to branch out into funds management after receiving a financial services license by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission.
Takeover target Bonaparte Diamond Mines has recommended shareholders reject a bid by Union Resources, deemed fair and reasonable by independent experts, in favour of the Minemakers offer.
A merger between generator Verve Energy and retailer Synergy is still on the cards with Premier Colin Barnett expected to make an announcement in the next couple of months.
The state government has settled outstanding costs over the Perth to Mandurah rail line at a substantially lower amount than what contractors had sought.
Shares in Nedlands-based explorer Reward Minerals have slumped after the National Native Title Tribunal ruled the company cannot access its Lake Disappointment potash project.
The state government will prosecute oil and gas producer Apache Corporation for failing to maintain and repair a gas pipeline at its Varanus Island facility that exploded last year.
